<p>The 4 year tuition waivers for honors college or GPPA are merit based. UIC has very few merit based scholarships. I believe there are <30 merit based scholarships per year. Full rides are UIC are nearly unheard of. There are also separate non-honors college/GPPA scholarships available, but they include financial need.</p>
<p>nope, just a commended student </p>
<p>i don’t think uic took the subject tests into account, but i remember taking them for other med programs i applied to</p>
<p>Is UIC-GPPA only for Illinois residents?. Are there any programs in Illinois that are open to outof staters?.</p>
<p>Some UIC-GPPA programs are only open to IL residents and others are not. Go on to the website for precise information.</p>
<p>Hi,
I am going to be a junior in a small private high school in st. louis, missouri. It offers some, but not all of the AP courses available at bigger high schools, but is still as challenging as any of them. I’m considering anything for pre med but being from st. louis i have a lot of DIFFERENT options. The most common path from someone in my position would be to attend pre med at SLU. Slu also has a med scholars program that finishes in 7 years and is much more competitive. I’m also considering UMKC’s 6 year Ba/Md program. I’ve heard this is hell, but my primary care doctor went there and says shed do it over again and has offered a letter of recommendation (which is a big one cause she holds high position in the medical community in st. louis). I could also go to wash u but thats doubtful just because of the difficulty of admission. I have a 3.9 (we don’t weight grades) and some of my EC’s are taking a summer course at St. Louis U called AIMS (adventures in medicine) and i plan on taking a different one next summer on surgical procedures, varsity basketball (all 4 years), student ambassadors, student mentor, NHS, tutor with NHS, volunteer weekly at local hospital, future professionals in medicine club, FBLA, and recieved a geography award. I will take AP us history and AP chem next year (as a junior) and havent yet decided my senior year schedule (could take AP bio, AP geography, AP psych etc.). I would like to know your opinions on my chances of getting into any of these programs or others and if you have any suggestions on what to take or any other EC’s i could do (especially in the health field) i would really appreciate it. thanks</p>
<p>Congratulations! All you GPPA medicine applicants out there, don’t fret about completing the application. You all have over 18,000 years to complete it! According to the website, the GPPA med application is due December 1, 20109! </p>
<p>Usually the GPPA Med application is due before all other GPPA applications, but this time they made it due much, much later than the other applications. Relax - you guys have a lot of time now. (Aside - no wonder there is so little activity on this thread).</p>
<p>I heard that there’s no interview for GPPA pharmacy, then if I applied to GPPA pharm, is there interview for Honors college only?</p>
<p>Correct, you only have the Honors College interview for pharmacy.</p>
<p>Thankyou, but do they use that Honors college interview for GPPA acceptance since GPPA pharm students also need to be enrolled in Honors college ?</p>
<p>I’m not 100% sure, but to the best of my knowledge, they will use all application material when they review you. And the interview is considered “application material.”</p>
<p>I applied to GPPA Medicine for fall 2011 and just got my invitation for the first interview two days ago. At this point, I have a question that is serious and personal to me. I’m an unusual person and I do not rely on others to determine who I am. I am a male with exceptionally long, curly (natural) hair and a decent beard for an 18-year-old. Pulled straight, the longest parts of my hair reach the bottom of my ribcage. I have been growing my hair all of high school and it has definitely become an important part of my identity. Taking a first glance at me, it’s the only aspect of my appearance that really sets me apart from any random person. I take care of my hair; it is not sloppy and I somewhat often receive complements for it.</p>
<p>However important my hair is to me, getting into the GPPA program is much moreso. I am willing to cut my hair if it will increase my chances of getting accepted. My brother posed an interesting question: what if I do not get in and always wonder whether it was because of the first impression my hair made? I should take every action I can to increase my chances, especially when they start at about 10%. However, I do not know the people interviewing me and what exactly they are looking for. From the quirky, playful, yet intellectual nature of their application essays, I can tell that if I were to be interviewed at the University of Chicago, they would likely see my hair in a positive light as a unique attribute. I cannot tell if UIC’s GPPA program would take it the same way. I would like to hear opinions from people who are involved in the program, not wild guesses from whomever. Should I cut my hair or keep it?</p>
<p>So I turned in my GPPA app yesterday. BTW they extended the deadline 
All that’s left for me is to wait. How long did it take to receive interview invitation after you have submitted application? I’m guessing that I’ll receive one at the end of Jan. if I made it or not. 0~0</p>
<p>Has anyone heard back from UIC GPPA?</p>
<p>hey guys, so im new. and i got a bunch of questions ;). im a senior in high school, i applied for GPPA Pharmacy. i got a 28 on my ACT and i have a 4.6 GPA and my rank is 3 out of 18 students (i go to a private school), but thats in the top 17%, is that going to effect my chances of getting in or wud they make an exception?</p>
<p>also, i heard that GPPA Pharmacy applicants don’t get interviewed, but we have to apply for the Honors College and there is an interview. Does that mean there’s only one interview and not two?</p>
<p>oh and the online status on the UIC Admissions page says that they recieved my stuff (transcripts, statements, letters) on the 19th, how long do u think it’ll be until i hear an answer about GPPA and the Honors College?</p>
<p>any tips/advice for the interview, like wat i shud wear (im muslim), wat i shud be detailed in mentioning and wat not to mention, etc. it wud be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>thanks
oh and good luck to everyone who applied this year!</p>
<p>OneOneSon</p>
<p>3 out of 18?
That’s pretty good though.
But if that’s a problem, I would send a letter of petition stating specifically of my case if I were you.
I submitted mine becuase of my ACT score.
Also I’m pretty sure there is no more than one interview for Pharmacy 'cause the website mentions about 2nd interviews FOR medicine and Dentistry students, not pharmacy.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I applied to Honors College but I haven’t gotten an invitation to go to the first interview yet. My friends have already gotten theirs and that there were three days that they could choose from for the interview. Will there be more sessions for the first interview or am I left out of Honors College? ;___;</p>
<p>Halpmepls</p>
<p>According to the website, the interview is carried out through end of march-april
And I’ve heard that there are different dates for first interviews…so some people receive their first letters later than others…
Have you submitted online applicatoin for Honors College?
Because you can check your app status online if u submitted it online,
Mine says “request pending” which means that they are still reviewing my app.</p>
<p>Yes, I did submit everything online. I’m pretty sure UIC has a lot of students to go through. Thanks for the info. =)</p>
<p>Halpmepls</p>
<p>No problem, Also
It’d be great help if you can share your updates in the progress! :)</p>
<p>So did anyone hear anything yet about the interviews?</p>